2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year Award Nominations Are Open
PLANSPONSOR has opened the nominating process for the annual PLANSPONSOR Plan Sponsor of the Year...
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Maximum Benefit and Contribution Limits Table 2020
Maximum Benefit/Contribution Limits for 2015 through 2020, with a downloadable PDF of limits from 2010...
Survey Findings
61% of respondents prefer a 6% match that becomes vested after five years to a 3% match that is immediately vested.
Source: 2019 Participant Survey
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The Tech Behind DC Plan Administration Solutions
Whether they are providing a certain process or an end-to-end solution, technology providers may be a reason you are happy with your recordkeeper or TPA.
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HSA Holders Looking to Invest, But What Will They Find?
Although investment menu designs are better, there are still improvements that can be made and items plan sponsors should evaluate...
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PBGC Proposes New Methods for Counting Inactive Multiemployer Plan Participants
The PBGC anticipates that providing plans with three available counting methods will allow each plan to choose the one that...
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Who Will Take Fiduciary Responsibility for DB Plan Annuity Purchases?
Michael Clark, with River and Mercantile, describes what DB plan sponsors should do to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities when implementing...
Ask the Experts – Contributions to 457(b) Plans Subject to FICA
Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Full 9th Circuit Passes on Review of Schwab Arbitration Ruling
Experts wondered whether the full 9th Circuit would reconsider a potentially influential pro-arbitration ruling issued recently by a three-judge panel....
SEC Finds Concerns About Money Market Funds and TDFs
Among other things, the agency found some TDFs had marketing materials with asset allocation disclosures that differed from the TDFs’...
Prudence, Performance and Quality in Target-Date Funds
Good target-date fund performance is obviously important to participant outcomes, but so is protecting their hard-earned dollars in times of...
Maximum Benefit and Contribution Limits Table 2020
Maximum Benefit/Contribution Limits for 2015 through 2020, with a downloadable PDF of limits from 2010 to 2020.
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Enhancing Fixed Income Returns With Diversified Credit Opportunities
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Financial ownership: Helping participants move from engagement to actions
Catherine Golladay, President Schwab Retirement Plan Services keynote from the PLANSPONSOR National Conference
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Dollars and Sense: Why Companies are Investing in Financial Wellness
Research continues to show that 62% of US adults report feeling stressed about money.* The costs to their employers in distraction and absenteeism are substantial. To drive a more productive employee population, a...
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Reality Check
When planning for retirement, participants have more to consider than meets the...
ERISA Examination
‘Compensation’ as a Plan Term
What sponsors include, or exclude, can lead to big problems.
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Real Estate Has Been a Haven
... but experts say it may be time to move out.
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Sponsors increasingly offer services aimed at ‘retirement income’
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